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>Could we get back to technical topics, and create a new newsgroup to
>handle these non technical discussions?  Maybe comp.unix.politics, or
>soc.politics.unix? (If the latter, it'll be the only soc.* group I
>read).
>
>Michael

I disagree, I think the topic is entirely appropriate for this group.

First, it does rely on a lot of technical expertise to make
intelligent analysis (not that all of it is "intelligent", but neither
is the technical discussion, such is the nature of an Open Forum.)
Also the kind of industry experience that comes with technical
expertise.

Second, and more importantly, unix-wizards has exactly the right
audience to participate in such a discussion.

Sorry, you can't be interested in everything that becomes topical on
this list, but I don't think trying to stifle it because it's not
"technical" enough for your tastes is a good decision either. It will
run its own course, like everything else.

Meta-discussions about what is or isn't appropriate tend to be a waste
anyhow, particularly if it's not an obvious, black and white complaint
(like, if it didn't have anything to do with the technical future of
Unix.)

Some of the more speculative traffic is invited over to INFO-FUTURES
(comp.society.futures), but most of this is just trying to bang out
what's happening right now.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University